Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-23
BRIGHT BITS.

EVERY thief would like to keep himself I'M
spotted.-Teeds SiTtings.
SULLIVAN carries his arm IN plaster sling
and the rest OF his body III gin sling.-PhiL-
ddetDhtd CdH.
MAN proposes. butt. Upon thinking
1T over, we don't believe he proposes half 50
often as the girls would like him to.-PhiId-
delphid cal.
"You are an insolent puppy, sir. There's
only one thing that keeps me from giving you
an adequate thrashing."
All. indeed! And what's that?"
MY coWardIce. sir. PhjtddslDhi1 CAL. q
CIVILIAN STURGEON, the able and famous
electrician, rose from cOOher's bench" We
saw man try to 10 the same thing once, but
he was prevented by a chunk of shoemaker's
wax thai mad been carelessly or mischievous-
ly left on the seat of the bench. -DdRS0tAe
Breeze.
NEW WORKERS are Just now seriously exer-
clsed over cOnundrum IN the following
form. the matter 10 be settled being, did the
man accept:
Cleveland Man Lets take drink?
Hill Man-Sir, L am Democrat Wash
tHgt u critic.
EDISON has invented patent lever" re-
marked a dull young man at IL O'Clock the
other night to Il street girl
Il hope some one Will get the agency at
Washngton,' she said in distinct and Dusi-
ness-like tone, and didn't say anything fur
ther.- Washington Ctittc.
ISN'T that the gentleman who paid our
fare and was so polite the other nightI' she
asked in Whisper.
"Yes"
And why does he treat us so cooly to-
night"
"Hush! He has his reasons That's his wife
with hm!'-De1roi Free Press.
YOUR husband is in Wall street, believer"
she aueried Of the other woman.
"Yes'm."
VERY nrecarious business I hava baord >,
''Well. dunno"
"But If the market takes bad turn he is
liable to lose his all.'
ION. hardly chat. He gets Sl1 per week for
running an elevator in big building, and
never even heard him say there was market
near there. | feel perfectly safe. madam
unless the elevator cables give QUIT Val
50, Get -Net0s.
FIRST OMAHA DAME-YOu nave new girl,
| see.
Second Omaha Dame-Yes, and I'm 80
afraid she'll leave | don't know what to do.
us she q nice COOKE"
''NO, she burns everything up"
Neat, supposeY'
"Just the opposite"
industrious. though, isn't she?"
NO. she won't take step she doesn't have
to-"
But you like here"
YES, indeed. You see she lost all her hair
by sickness and has to wear wig. Well,
got her lot of cheap ones of different cOIore
and that Mrs, > uckup ov the way ia almost
crazy with envy because she thinks have q
whole rotinue of servants. "-OmahG W,rid.
My devoted supporter C.Muttonhedde Cad
ley. *. c., discovered that it was Lent quite
accidentally. He had been tub0ed and rubbed
down one afternoon at his usual hour, and
was preparing 10 creep out to breakfast when
he bethOught MIN to ask his man what balls
he was due at that night. His trustv bench
man, who was especially imported by Mr.
Galley from the Duchess of JIgWater's estAb-
lishment, was aghast. The combination of
dancing and devotion was too much for his
nerves, and he burst into tears.
"Balls. me lud"' he -obped. ''Bless me souI
me lud. do ye ave balls 'ere in Lent?"
Mr.. Galley was 80 TRANSPORTED at having
he honor OF knighthood bestowed upon him
by his devoted servltOr, that he presented him
W tn his last trayful OF jewelry, and strode
forth upon the avenue rs if he owned it,
T0lrn IL pies.